{"product_id":"homesteading-a-montana-family-album-9780140279153","title":"Homesteading: A Montana Family Album","description":"\"His memories flow as naturally as his writing. . . . The reader is transported back to the day when a six-year-old stepped from the train into a new life.\"--\u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As a grown man, Percy Wollaston almost never spoke of the homestead where he grew up--until, in 1972, nearing the age of 70, he wrote this book about his childhood years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lured by the government's promise of land and the promotional literature of the railroads, six-year-old Percy Wollaston's family left behind their home in North Dakota in 1909, heading West to \"take up a claim.\" They settled near Ismay, Montana, where they attempted to carve a successful homestead out of the harsh plains. In compelling, plainspoken language, Wollaston tells of his pioneer family's everyday existence--constructing a sod house, digging a well, trapping and hunting, courtships and funerals, an influenza epidemic, and a superstitious Irish neighbor. He also recalls the events of the world beyond Ismay, from the sinking of the\u003ci\u003e Titanic, \u003c\/i\u003eto Prohibition, to World War I, as well as the first sign of the town's demise during the Great Depression. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With a foreword by Jonathan Raban, who discovered this memoir while researching his award-winning \u003ci\u003eBad Land\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHomesteading\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich and vivid look, seen through the eyes of a hopeful young boy, at the forces that shaped the destiny of a family, a town, and the American West. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Vivid . . . plainly written and satisfyingly detailed.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Percy Wollaston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.76h x 5.04w x 0.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140279153\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePercy Wollaston\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1904. After moving from Ismay, he worked for the Montana Power Company until his retirement. He died in 1983.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45069842317427,"sku":"9780140279153","price":28.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_f79b5d0f-23cf-4fda-9627-a8ddb37c134d.jpg?v=1780604902","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/homesteading-a-montana-family-album-9780140279153","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}